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Frequently Asked Questions about hydropower shares
The Government of Nepal has created certain laws and policies to ensure that shares of hydropower projects are available for purchase by members of affected communities, enabling local people to benefit economically from the projects. However, there is often a dearth of information about the opportunities as well as r [...]
Policy Asymmetry for Indigenous, Janajati in Hydropower
Despite the frequently-voiced need for moving ahead with hydropower development in Nepal, attention is only infrequently paid to how such development affects indigenous or Janajati groups. Indigenous groups often depend on the multi-dimensional relationships between rivers, land and other natural resources. Therefore, [...]
Baseline Survey Reports
This report is based on a survey that was carried out in 2016 covering 20 districts where hydropower projects are being built. It identifies the baseline scenario of Nepal’s hydropower development and relevant socio-economic conditions of the areas affected by hydropower development. This paper aims to reduce resource- [...]
Federal Government’s Annual Policy and Program 2018-19
Last week, the President of Nepal presented the government’s Annual Policy and Program (APP) for the upcoming financial year 2018-2019 to a joint session of the federal parliament. The event marked the continuation of a ritual that dates back to the time of absolute monarchy in Nepal where the head-of-state would prese [...]
Nepal Embarks on New Political Course
Millions of Nepalis on Sunday cast their votes in the first of two-phase provincial and federal elections which will conclude on December 7. Thousands of candidates from more than 90 parties are competing for 275 seats in the new federal parliament and 550 seats in seven provincial assemblies across the country. A pol [...]
Peaceful Municipal Elections Show That Nepal Is Not as Divided at the Local Level
Below is an excerpt from an interview with The Asia Foundation’s country representative in Nepal, George Varughese, first published by World Politics Review. In mid-September, Nepal closed the chapter on its first local elections in two decades, as the third phase of voting for municipal bodies took place in restive so [...]